Question NW3616 to the Minister of Health
16 November 2023 - NW3616
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What (a) total number of staff members in the Office of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) have been dismissed for committing fraud and/or corruption, (b) was the nature of each offence and (c) was the total amount of the legal costs to the HPCSA in respect of the specified cases; (2) whether any supply chain management processes have been followed with respect to fraud and/or corruption; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) in which department in the HPCSA did the fraud and/or corruption take place and (b) what was the total amount of wasteful expenditure?
Reply:
According to the Health Professions Council of South Africa:
1. (a) Three (3) officials have been dismissed for committing fraud and/or corruption;
(b) The offences related to firstly accepting compensation in cash or otherwise, from an HPCSA stakeholder in return of assisting applicants with their registration and secondly the commitment of fraud with the HPCSA credit card; and
(c) The legal and disciplinary process costs to the HPCSA concerning these specified cases was R300 680.00.
2. Supply chain management policies were followed with the impugned transactions involving the 3 officials;
(a) Registrations and Finance Department
(b) The total amount of wasteful expenditure is R171 534.
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